FAQs about work experience placements for school students

Our answers to your most-asked questions

We are delighted that you are considering a work experience placement with Festo. Do you still have questions after having read the other pages? If so, we are bound to have an answer for you, as we are asked certain questions on a regular basis. We have gathered our replies together here for you.

General info about work experience placements for school students

What happens on a work experience placement?

Your work experience placement should make it easier for you to decide upon a future career. During your placement you will be able to get insights into the everyday work involved in specific jobs through our training workshops and departments. You’ll also be able to shadow our trainees, carry out basic tasks yourself and get to know the business. While here, you’ll be looked after by our instructors and training coordinators, as well as by our trainees and students.

What kind of work experience placements does Festo offer for school students?

We offer a wide range of different placements. For instance, it all depends on whether you’d like to get a taster of the technical or the commercial side of things. On the linked pages you will find lots of information about our business management and technical placements. We also offer traineeships for retraining purposes and our entry-level qualification year.

Can I do a one-day placement?

No, we do not offer this option.

Applications and contacts

Should I apply online, or is it better to send in my application by post?

For the Esslingen am Neckar training site:

We are glad to receive online applications, which can be submitted via our applications page. We have set out the advantages of applying online here.

If you prefer, however, you can also send your application documents to us by post. Both types of applications will be handled in the same way. Whether you opt for online or postal submission, we look forward to receiving your application.

For the St. Ingbert-Rohrbach training site:

We look forward to receiving your online application. For school students interested in work experience placements applications should only be submitted via the following application pages, for the technical and business management traineeship in 2016 or 2017.